Decoration for cakes

ABSTRACT

A decoration is provided which includes a figurine having an open neck and two arms and also has a body. The open neck is located between the two arms. A skewer located in the figurine extends generally from the center of the neck into the body of the figurine. The skewer also extends slightly above the neck and islocated within the neck. A cloth coated wire is wrapped about the skewer and extends into the both arms. A photograph of a person is attached to the figurine and extends upwardly above the skewer.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

This invention relates to decorations and most particularly todecorative figurines such as those used on cakes for special eventsincluding wedding dakes.

2. Description of the Prior Art

The Hodge Patent, D 348,293, shows a photo doll into which photographsof different faces can be inserted. No reference to a figurine on a cakeis included.

The Cohen Patent U.S. Pat. No. 6,1675,569 teaches the use of a varietyof male and female figurines with a variety of interchangeable heads toprovide cake figurines which have a resemblance to the persons that arethe subject of the celebration. The Cohen Patent strives for someresemblance to the persons that are the subject of the clebration but anexact resemblance of such persons is obviously not achievable.

The Martin et. al. Patent, U.S. Pat. No. 5,116,648 pertains to theplacement of a photograph on Christmas Tree decorations. An actualperson is shown but Martin et. al. has nothing to do with cakedecorations.

The Lipson Patent, U.S. Pat. No. 5,255,457, teaches a frame where thehead portion of the frame is configured to hold a picture.

The Yamall Patent, U.S. Pat. No. 6,810,611, teaches figurines with avariety of heads to achieve faces resembling those of the persons beinghonored, as, for example the bride and the groom.

None of these patents teach figurines with faces that are the faces ofthe pesrosons being honored.

The present invention teaches figures for use on a cake. The figurinesinclude photographic faces of the actual persons being honored, mostusually a bride and a groom. The faces are photographic versions of theactual persons so as to clearly identify the persons being honored.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A figurine is provided with an open neck and having a front and havingarms. A skewer extending from the open neck into the body of thefigurine. A photograph of a person extends from the open neck at thefront of the figurine.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is front elevation of a bride and a groom with photographicfaces.

FIG. 2 is a top view of a figurine showing the neck of the figurine withthe coated wire extending from arm to arm and around the nob which isthe end of a skewer.

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view along the lone 3-3 of FIG. 2 showingthe coated wire extending from the arms and being wrapped around thenob.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a photograph with the faces of the people beinghonored.

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view of the photograph with the foam backingaffixed to the photograph.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE NUMERALS

NUMERAL DESCRIPTION 11 Figurine of Bride and Groom 12 Cake or WeddingCake 15 Figurines 17 Male 19 Female 21 Neck 23 Nob 25 Body 27 Skewer 29Upper End 31 Cloth Coated Wire 33 Arm 35 Photograph 37 Head Photograph39 Neck Extension 41 Backing 43 Back 45 Clothing 47 Stand

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

As best seen in FIG. 1, a decoration 11 depicting a bride and groom areshown mounted on a cake 13, which is, more specifically, a wedding cake13. Other events such as an anniversary, a birthday, retirement or otherevent is possible as a cause for celebration for which a cake of similardesign would be appropriate. This invention is intended to include anysuch event. With only one person involved instead of a couple, theprocedure would also be essentially the same as with a couple. However,wedding cakes 13 are the most obvious cake 13 to have figurines 15placed on it and wedding cakes 13 clearly involve a couple.

The use of FIG. 15 on wedding cakes 13 is well known but thepersonalization of the figurines 15 on such cakes 13 is not known. Thefigurines 15 are made as both male 17 and female 19. At the neck 21 ofeach figurine 15 is a nob 23 which extends generally vertically upwardlyfrom the body 25. The nob 23 is formed by forcing the a skewer 27 intothe figurine 15. The figurines 15 are stuffed with paper or othersuitable stuffing. The skewer 27 provides rigidity to the figurine 15.The upper end 29 of the figurine 15 extends upwardly a short distancegenerally at the center of the neck 21 of the figurine 15. A clothcovered wire 31 is placed in each arm 33 of the figurine 15. The clothcoated wire 31 is wrapped about the end of the nob 23 formed by the endof the skewer 27. A smoking pipe cleaner serves as an excellent clothcovered wire.

To assure a likeness of the persons being honored, a photograph 35 istaken of each such person. The photograph 35 is taken so that the head37 of each person as shown in the photograph 35 is sized to be inproportion to the size of the figurine 15. The head 37 of the person tobe shown as a figurine 15 is carefully cut from the photograph 35. Aneck extension 39 is included with the head 37 cut from the photograph35.

A backing 41 of flexible foam, approximately an eighth of an inch thick,is placed on the back 43 of the photograph 37 after it is cut from thephotograph 35. The backing 41 provides body to the head photograph 37.The photograph 37 is tucked into the clothing 45 of the figurine 15 andis secured by glue or adhesive to the clothing of its respectivefigurine. In this way, the head photograph 37 of the person beinghonored is displayed. Behind the head photograph 37 is the nob 23previously described which is covered from view by the head photograph37.

Each figurine 15 is supported by a stand 47 which rests on the cake 13and extends upwardly into the figurine 15.

Finally, obvious variations of the invention described herein will makethemselves apparent to those skilled in the art, all of which areintended to fall within the spirit and scope of the invention, limitedonly by the appended claims.

1. A decoration comprising: a figurine with an open neck and having afront and having arms; a skewer extending from the open neck into thebody of the figurine; and and a photograph of a person extending fromthe open neck at the front.
 2. A decoration according to claim 1 furtherincluding a cloth coated wire wrapped about the skewer and extendinginto each arm.
 3. A decoration according to claim 1 wherein the skewerextends generally from the center of the open neck.
 4. A decorationcomprising: a figurine having a body and two arms and having a open neckbetween the two arms, clothing being located on the figurine; means tosupport the figurine in a standing position. a skewer extendinggenerally from the neck and above the body into the body of thefigurine; a wire means wrapped about the skewer and extending into eachof the two arms; a photograph of a person attached to the figurine andextending upwardly at the front of the figurine.
 5. A decorationaccording to claim 4 wherein the wire means is a cloth covered wire. 6.A decoration comprising: a figurine having an open and two arms and alsohaving a body, the open neck being located between the two arms; askewer in the figurine extending generally from the center of the neckinto the body of the figurine, the skewer also extending slightly abovethe and in the neck; a cloth coated wire wrapped about the skewer andextending into the both arms; and a photograph of a person attached tothe figurine and extending upwardly above the skewer.